June 2, 2025
Madison Keys against Coco Gauff is the dream quarter-final showdown for American fans at Roland Garros. But Jessica Pegula will not be joining her compatriots at the business end of the French Open. The world number three was surprisingly overcome by homegrown outsider Lois Boisson in front of a partisan crowd. Madison Keys and Coco […]
Tommy Paul and Frances Tiafoe have become the first American men to reach the Roland Garros quarter-finals since 2003. Andre Agassi was the last superstar from across the Atlantic to make such a huge impact at Roland Garros. And Agassi’s success feels like it belongs to a different era entirely. That’s a measure of how […]
May 31, 2025
Coco Gauff has a vulnerability that most of us find extremely endearing. That’s why she will feel the love once more at Wimbledon 2025. Even when it looks as though she is making short work of a match, it can suddenly all go horribly wrong. So it seemed against Marie Bouzkova in round three at […]
May 30, 2025
Jack Draper didn’t want to let go of Gael Monfils at the end of a night to remember. Their never-ending hug at the net said it all. These extraordinary sporting gladiators had just left us all in awe during a battle that was ferocious, magical and respectful in equal measure. Jack Draper and Gael Monfils […]
May 29, 2025
Jannik Sinner didn’t even administer the killer blow. Richard Gasquet did it to himself. But not before showing us some irresistible, final flashes of that glorious French flair. One last magical single-handed backhand gave Gasquet the chance to stay alive on match point. But then he overhit his follow-up forehand – and that was that. […]
May 28, 2025
Jack Draper and Cameron Norrie dug deep to turn the tide – and made it an incredibly successful start to Roland Garros for the British. Six of their number have won in the opening round of the French Open for the first time since 1973. Jacob Fearnley, Emma Raducanu, Katie Boulter and Sonay Kartal all […]
May 27, 2025
Katie Boulter and Emma Raducanu battled through in dramatic style at Roland Garros. And their reward will be spectacular showdowns against huge names on the Parisian clay. Meanwhile another Brit, Jacob Fearnley has already downed a French Open champion in Stan Wawrinka. Katie Boulter, Emma Raducanu and Jacob Fearnley will add their British charm to […]
May 24, 2025
Novak Djokovic just can’t stop making history. Only Jimmy Connors and Roger Federer had reached a century of tour titles. Now the greatest player of all time has also moved into three figures of tournament triumphs. And having recently celebrated his 38th birthday, it was an extraordinary achievement in Geneva in front of his family. […]
May 23, 2025
Emma Raducanu must suspect that her chances of going deep at the French Open just became extremely limited. The former US Open champion is due to face Iga Swiatek in the second round at Roland Garros – if both players win their respective openers. And as we all know, Iga has won the French Open […]
May 22, 2025
Alexander Zverev sometimes seems to feel the entire world is against him. This time the fates have apparently worked in dastardly fashion to plot his downfall. Alexander Zverev will hope the tennis gods smile on him more kindly this summer at Wimbledon 2025. They certainly didn’t in his own back yard. Sickness struck the night […]